1lob something + adv./prep.(informal)to throw something so that it goes quite high through the airStones were lobbed over the wall.They were lobbing stones over the wall.SynonymsthrowtosshurlflingchucklobbowlpitchThese words all mean to send something from your hand through the air.throw to send something from your hand or hands through the air:Some kids were throwing stones at the window.She threw the ball and he caught it.toss to throw something lightly or carelessly:She tossed her jacket onto the bed.hurl to throw something violently in a particular direction:Rioters hurled a brick through the car’s windscreen.fling to throw somebody/​something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry:She flung the letter down onto the table.chuck (especially British English, informal) to throw something carelessly:I chucked him the keys.lob (informal) to throw something so that it goes high through the air:They were lobbing stones over the wall.bowl (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsmanpitch (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batterPatterns to throw/​toss/​hurl/​fling/​chuck/​lob/​bowl/​pitch something at/​to somebody/​something to throw/​toss/​fling/​chuck something aside/​away to throw/​toss/​hurl/​fling/​chuck/​lob/​bowl/​pitch a ball to throw/​toss/​hurl/​fling/​chuck stones/​rocks/​a brick to throw/​toss/​hurl/​fling something angrily to throw/​toss something casually/​carelessly

2lob something (+ adv./prep.)(sport)to hit or kick a ball in a high curve through the air, especially so that it lands behind the person you are playing againstHe lobbed the ball over the defender's head.

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the senses ‘cause or allow to hang heavily’ and ‘behave like a lout’): from the archaic noun lob‘lout’, ‘pendulous object’, probably from Low German or Dutch (compare with modern Dutchlubbe